Her verdant crowns of peaceful victory, e The guerdons of bold ftrength, and fwift activity. IV. So round their noble parents goodly rose These generous fcyons: they with watchful care The buds of future virtues, did did prepare With prudent culture the young shoots to rear ; They by af Palmer fage inftructed were, Who from deep thought and studious search erewhile Had learnt to mend the heart, and till the human foil. For by cœleftial Wisdom whilom led Through all th' apartments of th' immortal mind, Where variously disjointed or combin'd, pretended, been originally planted there by Hercules. It was efteemed facred, and from that were taken the Olympic crowns. See Paufanias. Eliac. and the Differtation on the Olympic games. e Guerdons, rewards. f Palmer, pilgrim. The perfon here fignified is Mr. Locke, characteriz'd by his works. B Sted, place, ftation. As reason, fancy, or opinion wrought, [thought. Their various masks they play'd, and fed her pensive VI. "Alfe through the fields of Science had he stray'd With eager fearch, and fent his piercing eye His curious foul, he turn'd him to explore The facred writ of Faith; to learn, believe, adore. VII. Thence foe profefs'd of Falfhood and Deceit, Those fly artificers of tyranny, k Aye holding up before uncertain feet His faithful light, to Knowledge, Liberty, Mankind he led, to Civil Policy, And mild Religion's charitable law; The perfecuting fword forbids to draw, 1 Ne with these glorious gifts elate and vain k Alfe, alfo, further. i Mote, might. * Aye, ever. 1 Ne, nor. But, stooping from his height, would even deign Eternal glory Him therefore betide! Let every generous youth his praise proclaim! For this the FAIRY KNIGHT with anxious thought, His guidance to vouchsafe and friendly aid; And now forth-pacing with his blooming heir, His little train before he flow did ride. m Him eke behind a gentle Squire " enfues, m Enfues, follows. B 3 With With his young lord aye marching fide by fide, Thus as their pleasing journey they purfued, Her wildness to correct, her lavish waste repair. XII. Right good, I ween, and bounteous was the foil, Aye wont in happy feafon to repay With tenfold ufury the peafant's toil. Untill'd the garden and the fallow lay, The fheep-fhorne down with barren' brakes o'ergrown; Or every public care from every breaft was flown. Thews, manners. • Fain, earnest, eager. P Brakes, briars. XIII. Afto XIII. Aftonifh'd at a fcene at once fo fair Nor long way had they travell'd, ere they came A birchen grove that waving from the shore, Right in the centre of the vale empight, |